Hank Paul and Chris Paul are business owners of the S corporation, PAUL MUSIC INCORPORATED. Together they combined their musical talents to form the band PARK AVENUE.

They have been playing together since 1969. They have gone through many different stages of music and have performed for a variety of different functions over the years. They settled in the wedding, corporate, entertainment industry in 1982. With hard work, deep dedication, and the excitement of performing they became well known amongst their fellow musicians and recognized with a sincere reputation. They will continue to meet new challenges and always look for ways to improve their success with established goals. As cousins, they are committed to each other to achieve the excellence of every performance and to satisfy their clients with true professionalism.

Hank plays the guitar for PARK AVENUE. He was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He began studying music in grammar school and chose the guitar to feature his musical talents. He has been playing for over thirty years and has performed over 1500 engagements in the Chicagoland area. He enjoys playing a variety of guitars for different styles of music including Rock, R&B and Jazz. Some of his favorite guitar players are Larry Carlton, Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton. He studied music at the Fine Arts Building in downtown Chicago with Frank Rumorro.

As a leader of Park Avenue, Hank is very meticulous about musical expertise; professionalism and personal attention to detail that will be the right combination to make the performance a success. He has strong family values and partnered with his cousin Chris Paul, transpose those values to form a band beyond your expectations. He continues to strive for excellence and will never relinquish his love for music.

Chris plays the drums and is a lead vocalist for PARK AVENUE. He began learning music at an early age of nine and started taking drum lessons in the third grade. He continued through high school and after graduation, studied jazz drumming in Chicago with drum instructor Marshall Thompson. He enjoys playing all styles of music especially R&B, Funk, Rock and Jazz. His favorite influences are John Bonham, Vince Colaiuta, Stewart Copeland and Kenny Aronoff.

Chris also enjoys lead singing and is very versatile in this area, singing songs from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, to more contemporary hits of yesterday and today. He has worked with his cousin Hank Paul for over thirty years and has performed over 1500 engagements including corporate events, weddings, cocktail parties, riverboat casinos and many more. Both of them believe in strong family values. Together they treat their clients with dignity, respect and a friendly personal touch. Chris says he continues to study drumming and music to cultivate his musical expressiveness and is currently involved in the music ministry at Willow Creek Community Church, located in South Barrington. He likes the idea of giving back to his community after being blessed with the wonderful gift of music.